The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-07
Grandma'S Gold Piece.

tie girl. Don't waste your time this
beautiful morning"
"Waste timeP" Oh, dear!' groaned
Polly, as mamma, who had looked in
to the room, went away with brisk
steps. IL think it's waste of time to
sweep or do anything in the house on
such a. morning as this. hate to
sweep, and dust is worse-it takes
longer. What is the use of busting all
these thingsP If / pull down the cur
tain the dust won't show bit.
Going to the window to try the ef-
feet of the pulllng-down. Polly put
out her head, and it stayed out.
Il do believe those seeds are coming
up" she said, stretching down as far as
she could toward the border under the
window. Eyes, know they are! I see
the little bits of green"
All the sweeping and busting flew
out of her head as she ran out to look
more closely.
"Yes, here they are-one, two, three,
four, five. six-more than l can count.
Here is the phlox, and these are the
nasturtiums, and these are the mignon-
ette-just peeping out Oh, you little
darlngs, know you are glad to be up
in the sunshine, instead of staying in
the dark ground. Hurry along you
beauties; just let me help you lit
tie"
With careful little finger she pressed
} the earth away from some which SEEM
ed anxious to get farther out, crumb-
ling the Jumps of earth and patting it
lovingly around them.
"But you are too dry must give
you some water"
She brought the sprinkler and watch
ed the Frightening of the tender green
shoots in the sparkling drops.
"Pollyr' called voice.
Eyes, grandma" she answered.
Where are your
Round here on the back porch"
shouted her brother Tom.
Polly ran around, and found her
grandmother and her sister Madge
and Tom holding grave consultation.
"Polly, grandma's lost the gold
piece!" exclaimed Madge, in breath.
"WhereP" said Polly, in dismay.
well, if she knew where it wouldn't
be lost, would itp" said Tom.
ut might" said Polly, ''if it was
down in the well or in hay stack. "
II was going over to your Uncle
Johns yesterday evening"" exclaimed
grandma, ito give him the money, and
when got there it was not in my peck
ct; so must have lost it on my way.
II was getting dusky when came
back, so could not look for it. .as
| went by the short cut through the
meadow and the bit of woods, no one
has probably passed that way since; so
it may be lying somewhere along the
path, and am sure one of you three
pairs of bright eyes would spy it out"
"Yes, it'll sparkle in the sunshine"
"Can you all gop" asked grandma.
YES" said Tom, "Pve weeded my
,ed."
yes" said Madge, IL have put our
room in order
"Oh, dear - said polly, 81 havn't
swept the sitting-room. Mamma'-
she called to her mother who was going
down the garden path-''can't leave
my sweeping to 60 with Tom and
Madge Pr
"Wherep" asked her mother.
"Just over to Uncle Johns"
mo, l told you some time ago to
get your work done, and you must not
leave it undone."
"Then can't they wait till do itP"
asked Polly of her grandma.
"lf we do, Uncle John will be gone
before we get there" said Tom.
Grandma followed the two to the
gate, and as their mother got out of
hearing, said
IF you find the money, give it to
Uncle John, l explained to him that
am giving it to you three for reward
for not missing having Bible text
every morning for year, and that it
is to buy the book of poems for your
mothers birthday. II you can't find
it of course / must give you another
gold piece"
But then, Uncle John will not be
going to the city to buy the book. and